Brazil is the best footballing nation in the world. They won 5 World Cup titles in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. In addition, they have great teams at the World Cup in 1950, 1982 and 1998. They never failed to appear in a WC Finals.

Brazil first became prominence when they hosted the WC Finals in 1950. The Brazilian team of Zizinho, Jair and Ademir was probably the best in the world, but they were defeated by Uruguay in a match now known as "the Maracanazo". Eight years later, the 17 year old Pele helped Brazil to win their WC. In 1962, Garrincha would lead them to win its second WC by his individual brilliance. And then, in 1970, Pele led a team consisted of Rivelino, Gerson, Carlos Alberto, Tostao, Jairzinho, etc that won the WC and widely considered the greatest ever national team. After 1970, the team failed to win another cup for 24 years. In between, the 1982 team was considered to be one of the best ever team not to win the WC. Brazil won the WC again in 1994 and 2002.

If
there were an All-Time World Cup, this would be the 23 players I would bring
to the tournament.

Brazil 2002

TeamGK: GilmarGilmar was the goalkeeper for WC 1958, 1962 and 1966 winning two titles. He had 104 caps. Also a member of Pele's Santos team of the 1960's. With Gilmar between the posts, Santos conquered almost every championship they competed in: they won five São Paulo State Championships (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), five National Championships (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965), two Libertadores Cups (1962 and 1963) and two Intercontinental Cups (1962 against Eusébio's Benfica and 1963 against Milan).

GK: Claudio TaffarelTaffarel earned over 100 caps. He was the starting goalkeeper for the WC 1994 winning team. During an 18-year career, he played professionally for six clubs, including Parma, Internacional, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray. He won an UEFA Cup with Galatasaray.

GK: Julio CeasarJulio Ceasar was awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in both 2009 and 2010. He won the Champions' League with Inter Milan in 2010. He won 87 international caps for the Seleção between 2004 and 2014. He was selected for the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, in addition to two Copa América tournaments.

RB:Djalma SantosSome considered DJ Santos as the best right back in the football history. He is one of only three players to be included into three FIFA World Cup All Star team. He starred at WC Finals in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He also went to the WC in 1966. Santos started his career with Portuguesa. In 1959, he moved to Palmeiras. He played almost 500 games for the club, winning several league and cup titles. He left the club in 1968, joining Atlético Paranaense for a short spell before retiring in 1970.

RB: Carlos AlbertoCarlos Alberto was one of the greatest fullback ever played the game. He was the captain of the 1970 team in Mexico. His goal in the Final was considered one of the greatest goals in the history of the tournament. He missed the WC in 1974 through an injury. He played with Pele both at Santos and NY Cosmos. He had 53 caps for Brazil.

Carlos Alberto

SW/CB: Domingos da Guia The star defender of the 1940's who was among the first skilled defender to play the game. He played for several clubs, but notably with Flamengo and Corinthians, and aboard with Boca Juniors. He had 30 caps. He was a star at the 1938 WC Finals in France.

CB: LucioThe star of the 2002 WC Team. He earned 105 caps for Brazil. He reached the Champions' League final with Bayer Leverkusen in 2002. In 2004, he moved to Bayern Munich, where he won one German Cup and three Bundesliga titles. He also helped Inter Milan win the 2010 Champions League against his former club Bayern Munich.

Lucio

CB: Luis PereiraLuis Pereira was widely considered to be the best central back in the Seleção's history. He was capped over 30 times and played in World Cup in 1974. He played 562 games with S.E. Palmeiras (34 goals) and 171 games with Atlético Madrid (17 goals).

CB: Thiago SilvaThiago Silva became the most expensive defender in history when he moved from Milan to Paris St. Germain. Before moving to play in Europe, he played for Juventude and Fluminense in Brazil. He was a key player as Fluminense to the Final of VCopa Libertadores in 2008. For the national team, he was the captain of Brazil ill-fated team in World Cup 2014, but did not play against Germany in the semifinal. He was an unused sub at the WC Finals in 2010.

LB: Roberto CarlosHe was regarded one of the best leftbacks in history. He had 125 caps for Brazil playing in three WC Finals. He won 3 Champions League titles with Real Madrid and one WC title with Brazil in 2002. In 1997 he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He is especially famous for a free kick from 35m out against France in the Tournoi de France 1997. The goal is considered one of the greatest goals ever scored.

Roberto Carlos

LB: Nilton SantosNilton Santos went to the WC in 1950, but did not play a single game. He won the WC in 1958 and 1962. He is widely considered to be a pioneer in offensive wingback. He spent his entire career with Botafogo during one of the club's greatest period.DM: Danilo AlvimDanilo Alvim is considered one of he greatest defensive midfielder in Brazil's history. He played on the ill-fated 1950 team. For his club career, he was a part of Vasco da Gama's legendary "the Victory Express" team. He also played for America.

RW: GarrinchaHe is considered one of the greatest footballers and perhaps the greatest dribbler in history. He inspired Brazil to win the WC in 1962, whichwidely considered the best individual effect in WC history. He was the Player of the Tournament that year. He also played in 1958 and 1966. He was a member of the great Botafogo's team in the 1960's.

Garrincha

RM/CM: SocratesHe was the captain of 1982 and 1986 team. One of the best attack midfielders in Brazil's history. In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. He spent 7 seasons with Corinthians. He went abroad in 1984, playing a season in Serie A with Fiorentina. He was also a MD, earning the degree while he was an active player.

CM: DidiHe is considered one of the greatest players ever from Brazil. He was voted the best player in WC 1958. He was also on the 1954 and 1962 team. He joined Real Madrid in the 1950's, but returned after less than a year because of a personal feud with Alfredo di Stefano. He also played with Garrincha at Botafogo, a team considered among the best ever club side in Brazil.CM: Falcao

At one stage, Falcao was the world's highest paid footballer. He played with Internacional at home before becoming the star of Roma in the 1980's. He won Serie A in 1982-83 and Roma had to wait 17 years for the next title after that. For national team, he was left out of the WC in Argentina, but four years later, he was a key player for the fantastic Brazilian of Spain 1982. He won the Silver Ball as the best Brazilian playing in Spain.

Falcao

CM: GersonHe was the central midfielder for Brazil in the 1970 World Cup Finals. He is considered one of Brazil's best ever passers. He played on the legendary Botafogo's team of in the 1960's with Garrincha. While at the club, he played with Didi and became his understudy, in which he would inherit the position on the Seleção.

LW/AM: RivelinoHe is considered to be one of the greatest left-sided midfielder ever. His signature move was the "flip-flap". He was a member of Brazil's great 1970 team and also played in the 1974 team. He had 92 caps for Brazil. He was known for his master of the "flip flap" move. He started his career with Corinthians, but in one of the club's worst period in history. He moved to Fluminense in 1974, forming a great team with Carlos Alberto. He also played for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

AM: ZizinhoZezinho was Pele's idol. He was considered the greatest Brazilian player before the 1960's. The star of the WC in 1950. He played for Flamengo, Bangu, São Paulo FC, Audax Italiano of Chile among others teams. With, Flamengo, he won state championships in 1942, 1943 and 1944.

LW/AM: Zico Zico was the best player in the world during the early 1980's. He came eighth in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote. He went to three WC Finals, but probably best remembered for the 1982 tournament. He won the Intercontinental Cup in 1981 with Flamengo, a team that was considered among the greatest ever. He later played with Udinese for 2 seasons.

Zico

FW: PelePele is considered the greatest player ever in the history of the game. He won his first World Cup in 1958 as a 17 years old. He would win his second one in 1962, but he was injured throughout the tournament. In 1970, he won his third and final World Cup, with a team that was considered the greatest ever. He played almost his entire career with Santos. He unretired to join New York Cosmos in 1976.

Pele

ST Romario
Romario helped the Seleção to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup, receiving the Golden Ball
as player of the tournament. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year
the same year. He missed the 1998 WC Finals because of an injury. One
of very few strikers to surpass the mark of 1,000 goals. He was best
remembered for his stint with Barcelona.

ST: RonaldoRonaldo was widely considered among the greatest ever to have play the game. He led Brazil to two WC Finals matches, winning the one in 2002. He scored 8 goals in 2002. He was the winner of Ballon d'Or twice and the FIFA World Player of the Year three times. He is the second top-scorer in WC history. He played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, and for both AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Squad Explanation-- Nilton Santos and DJ Santos normally made most of the all-time lists along with Roberto Carlos. I have to choose between Cafu and Carlos Alberto. --Lucio, Julio Cesar and Thiago Silva were the controversial selections. --- Emerson Leao was the other keeper I considered. He was never rated as the best keeper in the world during his prime. Julio Cesar, however, was widely considered among in the best. I know some Brazilians cannot forgive him for the game against Germany in 2014. -- I already had Gerson, Didi and Falcao on my team. So I took Danilo Alvim who is better defensively than Toninho Cerezo.-- I also chose an older players such as Zizinho and Rivelino over Ronaldinho and Rivaldo.

Starting lineup

Formation: 4-2-2-2

I
used a classic Brazil's 4-2-2-2 formation. The front four and Didi
were no surprise at all. I started Danilo Alvim because the team needed
his defensive skill to balance the team. We went with three old-timers
in defense and Gilmar to start in defense.

2 comments:

It's a great team, but... hahaha Júlio César was the goalkeeper of the 7x1, we here in Brazil never put him in front of Marcos (2002), Félix (1970) and Leão (1874/78)... Danilo was a good player, but Falcão and Clodoaldo were better to me... The same about Zico, Brazil have a lot of players better than he, Rivelino itself would be my left wing, Leônidas, Adhemir Menezes and Julinho Botelho has great players too, for me Julinhos was better also than Jairzinho... Luizinho, Luis Pereira and Oscar Polozzi are better than Lucio, here we believe that Lucio was more an Uruguayan "garra" player than an "elegant back" like Domingos da Guia... But you made great choices!! Vai Corinthians hahaha

I forgave Julio Cesar for the 7-1. I will restudy this team again.I also started Danilo form my understanding of Brazil 1982. I need a more defensive-minded player to partner Didi. Thanks for the input!